@KurtLavetti

Health and labor economist at @OSU_Econ

 Columbus, OH
Joined April 2019
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We are looking for a postdoc (for up to 6 years, no teaching) in social insurance in my unit, "Labor Markets and Social Insurance," @zew_en. Please share widely. Thanks! jobs.zew.de/jobposting/75c03…

6-Year Postdoc with Tenure Option (100 %, f/m/d) Social Insurance

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Peter Nencka 📊@peternkaSep 17
🚨 Announcing OpenCensus, a new project with @EzraKarger We are transcribing the historical US censuses and releasing them as open data 2.6 million people so far in 1940, browse here: opencensus.us
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Mike Konczal@mtkonczalSep 3
BLS this morning, with revised 2Q data: "The labor share, which is the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1947."
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Replying to @BLS_gov
See our interactive graphics on today’s new #BLSdata on #Productivity and #Costs bls.gov/charts/productivity-… #DataViz
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Catherine Rampell
@crampellAug 20
Hear me out. What if instead of selling food below cost to all comers at taxpayer expense, and then using more taxpayer dollars to subsidize private companies that can't compete with those prices, we had a program that targeted nutritional assistance just to the people who needed it, as a supplement? We could call it, I don't know, supplemental nutritional assistance
Dan Rivoli@danrivoliAug 19
Lead official for Mayor Mamdani's NYC Groceries tells me city may give grants to local grocers fearing competition from city-run stores "policies and programs, grants, incentives that can come alongside these grocery stores to support other local independent businesses"
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via @commercegov Disclosure Avoidance for Statistical Products | Order Number: DAO 216-26... "Any use of noise infusion is inconsistent with the Department’s policies." commerce.gov/opog/disclosure… #differentialprivacy

Disclosure Avoidance for Statistical Products

Number: DAO 216-26 Effective Date: 2026-06-04 SECTION 1. PUR

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Aaron Rupar
@atruparMay 7
30 percent of Americans are against [squints at notes] the Pope urging peace
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All of us at Ohio State congratulate Patrick – our 10th Truman Scholar – on this honor, which recognizes his excellence not only as a scholar, but as a young leader using his talents for the greater good. I can’t wait to see what Patrick will achieve in the future! news.osu.edu/ohio-state-stud…

Ohio State Student Trustee Patrick Arp named 2026 Truman Scholar

Patrick Arp, a third-year biomedical science and economics major, is The Ohio State University’s 10th Truman Scholar.Arp is one of 55 exceptional college students from 48 U.S. colleges and universi...

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brb need to get back to training future stockbrokers
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Now do life expectancy and public healthcare spending
Stephen Moore
@StephenMooreFeb 5
The @TaxFoundation’s latest rankings of the worst states for taxpayers:  All 10 are blue.  In 2026, the three heaviest-taxed states are raising rates even higher.
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Politicians who later become congressional leaders trade stocks like everyone else ... until they ascend to power. After ascension, their portfolios beat peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts.
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@nberpubs18 Dec 2025
Who your health insurer is has a big causal impact on the health care that you receive, from @BenHandel, Jonathan A. Holmes, Jonathan T. Kolstad, and @KurtLavetti nber.org/papers/w34561
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Alex Mas
@AMLabEcon17 Sep 2025
My chapter on non-wage amenities is now published in the Handbook of Labor Economics, Volume 6.
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Professor @cawley_john, a leading health economist whose research has revealed data about everything from soda taxes to menu calorie labeling, joins Maxwell as Moynihan Chair in Public Policy. @CPRMaxwell bit.ly/41Kqc7n
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FearBuck
@FearedBuck3 Dec 2024
just 2 dudes in 2003 not realizing they just made one of the best songs ever xitter.cf/copiumx/status/1863980…
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Former President Trump had 44 cabinet secretaries. 40 of them don’t support his 2024 campaign. Neither does his Vice President nor any of his former chiefs of staff.
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Craziest (and most infuriating) chart I saw this past week: Germany's monthly exports of goods purportedly to Kyrgyzstan. From @robin_j_brooks.
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Democrats are doing well in key battleground states -- just not Biden. @DLeonhardt nytimes.com/2024/07/17/brief…
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Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new AP-NORC poll finds apnews.com/article/biden-tru…

Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new AP-NORC poll finds

Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party select a different candidate, according to a new poll.

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David Weigel
@daveweigel9 Jul 2024
RCP poll average on this day in prior campaigns: 2020: Biden +9.0 2016: Clinton +4.7 2012: Obama +2.5 2008: Obama +4.2 2004: Kerry +2.0 First time in 24 years that the GOP nominee has led after the July 4 holiday, going into conventions.
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Lina Khan
@linamkhan23 Apr 2024
1. Today @FTC issued a final rule banning noncompetes for workers across the country. The rule will ensure that Americans have the freedom to pursue a new job, start a new business, or bring a new idea to market. ftc.gov/legal-library/browse…

Noncompete Rule

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